File:Sébastien Leclerc I, Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences, 1671.jpg

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Sébastien Leclerc: Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Sébastien Leclerc  (1637–1714)  wikidata:Q1805696 s:it:Autore:Sébastien Leclerc q:it:Sébastien Leclerc
 
Sébastien Leclerc
Alternative names
Sébastien Le Clerc the Elder
Description French printmaker, drawer and engineer
son of Laurent Le Clerc, father of Sébastien Le Clerc (II)
Date of birth/death 26 September 1637 (baptised) 25 October 1714 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Metz Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period Baroque
era QS:P2348,Q37853
Work location
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artist QS:P170,Q1805696
Title
Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences
Description

The Academy and Its Protectors. In the front are, from left to right, the prince de Condé, the duc d'Orléans, Louis XIV, and Colbert. Cassini, gesturing with his left hand, is between Condé and the king's brother, while Perrault stands between Louis and Colbert.

engraved by Le Clerc
Depicted people
Louis XIV of France  (1638–1715) wikidata:Q7742 s:en:Author:Louis XIV of France q:en:Louis XIV of France
 
Louis XIV of France
Description French politician, art collector, actor, monarch and statesperson
Date of birth/death 5 September 1638 Edit this at Wikidata 1 September 1715 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Edit this at Wikidata Palace of Versailles Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q7742
Date 1671
date QS:P571,+1671-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etching print
Dimensions sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (41.9 x 30.8 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Accession number
62.598.180
Credit line The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Source/Photographer

Metropolitan Museum of Art: entry 386304

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